Fluffy Pan-Fried Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)

Restaurant-worthy syrniki are a wonderful way to treat the people you love! These are exactly the syrniki you've been hunting for — a bare minimum of ingredients and a result that's genuinely stunning. Trust me, they're incredibly delicious!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 40 % 14 g
Fats 26 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 34 % 12 g
185 kcal
GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    First, set out all your ingredients within arm's reach — having everything on hand is the key to cooking almost any dish quickly, so value your time!

    Put 360 g of cottage cheese in a large bowl; 9% fat is best, so your syrniki come out as tender as possible.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Next, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, a pinch of salt, and 1 egg, and mix everything well. As you probably know, cottage cheese varies — I used a crumbly one, so I had to mash it hard with a fork; if yours is grainy, you'll need to work it even harder. :)

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Once it's well mixed, add two tablespoons of sifted flour and mix everything well again.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Now dust your work surface with flour, take a bit of the cheese mixture, roll it into something like a ball, and coat it in flour on the counter — then comes the main secret to neat, good-looking syrniki!

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Cover the syrnik with a plain mug right there on the floured counter, then use circular motions to give it a nice, even round shape.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    This is the little marvel you should end up with!

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Next, heat a skillet, pour in a little vegetable oil, and fry the syrniki over medium heat for a few minutes per side until a golden crust forms.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Don't forget to flip them! :)

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    And here's one idea for plating your syrniki nicely and treating your family to such a wonderful, delicious, and — most importantly — wholesome breakfast. Enjoy!

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Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese of 40% fat content - 466  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese of 20% fat content - 233  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese of 18% fat content - 226  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese of 10% fat content - 156  kcal/100g
  • Low-fat cottage cheese - 75  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese with sour cream - 260  kcal/100g
  • Fruit cottage cheese - 147  kcal/100g
  • Soft dietary cottage cheese - 170  kcal/100g
  • Vitalinia cottage cheese - 64  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese 'morning' ( 'danone') without sugar - 91  kcal/100g
  • Cottage cheese - 156  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g

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